Armajaro to Raise Ghana Cocoa Purchases to 85K MT

8/29/2011 6:43:50 PM

Target for 2011-12 crop season - BFT

Armajaro Ghana Ltd. plans to buy 85,000 metric tons of cocoa beans in the 2011-12 crop season, up from an estimated 75,000 tons in the previous season, the country’s Business & Financial Times reported.

Storage facilities are being expanded and staff in districts have been given training to help ensure the target is met, the newspaper cited Nelson Kpodo-Tay, the company’s director of operations, as saying in an interview.